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Street Standards and Specifications
Why the Flashing Lights Stay On During Summer on County Road 13
The Town of Elizabeth keeps the flashing lights on along County Road 13 during the summer months because this area is designated as a Safety Zone, not just a school zone. This designation was made due to the close proximity of pedestrians to traffic, especially in areas without curb and gutter. Without that buffer, there’s a higher risk of vehicles unintentionally entering the pedestrian path.
The nearby school area stays active all summer with events like softball, baseball, band practices, and other programs, increasing foot traffic in the area. The Safety Zone spans less than a quarter mile, where reduced speeds and flashing lights serve as an important reminder for drivers to stay alert and watch for pedestrians.
Snow Removal Code
Sec. 11-1-20. Deposit of snow and ice on public roadway.
(a) It is unlawful to remove any snow or ice from private property, including but not limited to any parking lot, sidewalk, road or driveway, and deposit or dump the same upon or into a public sidewalk, street, road or highway.
(b) Except for Town employees or Town-designated contractors, it is unlawful to remove any snow or ice from any public property, including but not limited to any parking lot, sidewalk, road or driveway, and deposit or dump the same upon or into a public sidewalk, street, road or highway.
Sec. 11-1-30. Removal of snow, ice and debris from sidewalks; notice and removal; nuisance.
(a) Every person in charge or control of any building or lot of land within the Town fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove and clear away, or cause to be removed and cleared away, snow and ice from so much of such sidewalk as is in front or abuts on such building or lot of land, within forty-eight (48) hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain, and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause sidewalks to be thoroughly cleaned, including any debris thereon.
(b) In the event snow and ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person or entity in charge of its removal shall, within forty-eight (48) hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain, cause enough sand or other abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel thereon reasonably safe, and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause such sidewalk to be thoroughly cleaned.
(c) As used in this Section, the term sidewalk means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for the use of pedestrians.
(d) Notice and removal; nuisance.
(1) The existence of snow, ice and debris on sidewalks in the Town in violation of the provisions of this Section is declared to be a public nuisance.
(2) Whenever an officer charged with the duty of enforcing this Section has knowledge of conditions in violation of this Section, but no person can be found in or upon the building or lot of land fronting or abutting on the sidewalk upon which such conditions exist, such conditions constituting a nuisance may be abated with notice under the provisions of Chapter 7 of this Code at the expense of the owner or such building or lot of land.
(3) Whenever any conditions constituting a nuisance under the provisions of this Section are found in existence more than twenty-four (24) hours after delivery of such notice or notification thereof for a person or entity charged with its removal, such nuisance may be abated without notice under the provisions of nuisance abatement at the expense of the person or entity charged with removal of snow, ice and debris.